Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,798, Collins Edes, Mass.

SERVICE
Edes, Collins
NUMBER
S. 34.798
CONTENTS

34 798 INVALID. Copy
File No. 26 299 Colin Ede Mr. Rev. Nov
Act: 18 th March 18 th Index — Vol. 9, Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8,475
Massachusetts
Collins Eder, /
of Needham, in the state of Massach ts . who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greenough of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of March, 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge, Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. $: 85.83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 18 18 1819. $: 133.83
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

No 390 Collins Codes (Private) Greaton's Reg. t Mass t Line.
From 1777-
3 years
Off. t 13. th April 1810.
Wanted, the Certificate of the Surgeon, that Applicant, in his bed bed, is in "reduced circumstances in life, &c."

United States
Massachusetts District
Collins Eder of Needham in the County of Norfolk and District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and applicant for a pension from the United States under an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war make oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution for upwards of three years in Masses. Militia - Enlisted in 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Gould in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson, and served in said corps one year. Enlisted in 1777. in the company commanded by Captain Tisdale and in the regiment commanded by Colonel Graton, and served in said corps three years when he was honorably discharged and is in subsistence circumstances as to require the aid of his country.
Massachusetts District
His Mark X Eder
Boston 10 April 1818
sworn to before me M c Alister
Dist. Judge Mass. Dist.
Philip Lloyd of Needham testified that he is well acquainted with the applicant, knows of his enlistment for 3 years in 1777 and served part of the time with him.
sworn before me J. D. Davis

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
1 March — 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Collins Eder by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
M c Quarrie { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Before me 12 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Collins Eder subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c Quarrie { Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.

Copy W. W. W. W. Cutting Edges.
1819 March 1819 Jan P 25. 1820
1819

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this Tuesday the 17th day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, William Eccles aged sixty four years, resident in Wrentham in said County, who who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: to wit, the whole
of the time of his service in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five and the beginning of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six until the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven in Col. Grafton's Regiment and after the expiration of that service I enlisted for three years in a company commanded by Capt. Foster in Col. John Grafton's Regiment, in which I served during the last mentioned term all in the Massachusetts line of the Army on the Continental establishment, for which I obtained a pension certificate from the War Department. Also the twenty second day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen upon my application made the thirteenth of April 1818 the amount of my certificate is 547.75.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Witness, Timothy Dutton.
William Eccles
Sworn to and declared, on the 17th day of July A. D. 1820, before
James Ware Judge of C. C. P. Com Pleas for the Circuit
I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is
_____ dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of July 1820,
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

The applicant has no estate but his remaining apparel - neither real nor personal
His Col. J. S. Estelle mark

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Edes, James GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13050 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 22, 1791 to not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Edes, John GRADE Private "in the Corps of Artillery Artificers"
WARRANT NUMBER 13053 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED First August 10, 1789 To Richard Platt assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.